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Does America apply self-defense laws equally, or does race still influence whose fear is considered "reasonable"? We'll examine two recent cases that have sparked national debate: • The Portland jury's acquittal of a Black man who claimed self-defense after a confrontation involving the N-word. • The Florida Walmart parking lot shooting, where a Black woman repeatedly retreated while an armed confrontation unfolded. We'll also explore the history many Americans have never been taught—from Virginia's colonial slave codes that prohibited Black people from possessing firearms or resisting white a
For decades, Americans have been told that the greatest threat to freedom was "tyrannical socialism." But what did that message sound like to African Americans living under Jim Crow, voter suppression, lynchings, segregated schools, and police brutality? In this episode of BTR News with Scotty Reid, we examine a recent Washington Times op-ed invoking President Dwight Eisenhower's "domino theory" to warn about socialism. We ask a different question: Who gets to define tyranny? The discussion explores the contradiction between America's Cold War rhetoric and its own history of racial oppression,
Trump’s remarks on Iran’s frozen assets reveal more than most media headlines are admitting. In the context of the U.S.-Iran memorandum and the reopening of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Trump openly acknowledged that if the U.S. simply keeps another nation’s money, confidence in the dollar system collapses.
Kevin Roberts studied Black survival, then helped weaponize the cultural term “woke.” But woke was never the problem. Sleepwalking through a dangerous nation built on anti-Black laws, Black Codes, convict leasing, and white mob violence was the problem then, and willful ignorance is still the danger now.
BTRN - The City of Beverly Hills has issued an apology to NBA All-Star Jaylen Brown after admitting its earlier public statement about shutting down his brand event was inaccurate. Officials first suggested the event violated permit rules and referenced prior issues at the residence, but later clarified no permit was ever submitted or denied and no previous violations existed. Brown says the gathering was a private, invitation-only event held at a private residence around 7 p.m., well before local noise curfews. According to his team, music was shut off early, traffic was not blocked, and orga
